myosin
/ˈmaɪ.oʊsɪn/
"myosin" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“myosin” is an uncommon English word, ranked #61,656 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #61,656
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Any of a large family of motor proteins found in eukaryotic tissues, allowing mobility in muscles.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | myosin |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmaɪ.oʊsɪn/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #61,656 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “myosin” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for myosin is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈmaɪ.oʊsɪn/. Corpus data places it at rank #61,656 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
myosin doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From myo- (“relating to muscle”), and Ancient Greek μυός (muós), genitive of μῦς (mûs, “muscle”) + -in. The correct English form is myosin, spelled M-Y-O-S-I-N.
Definition
- 1Any of a large family of motor proteins found in eukaryotic tissues, allowing mobility in muscles.
- 2An albuminous body present in dead muscle formed in the process of coagulation which takes place in rigor mortis.
Etymology
From myo- (“relating to muscle”), and Ancient Greek μυός (muós), genitive of μῦς (mûs, “muscle”) + -in.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “myosin”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-Y-O-S-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈmaɪ.oʊsɪn/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.